http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.engadget.com/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Blogsmith, LLC. The contents of this headlines and excerpts feed are available for limited commercial distribution. You may repost this feed to your site provided you link back to the original story, do not edit the material, and do not remove this copyright notice. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/flame-malware-snoops-on-pcs-across-the-middle-east/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/flame-malware-snoops-on-pcs-across-the-middle-east/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/flame-malware-snoops-on-pcs-across-the-middle-east/#commentsEngadget: Much ado was made when security experts found Stuxnet wreaking havoc, but it's looking as though the malware was just a prelude to a much more elaborate attack that's plaguing the Middle East. Flame, a backdoor Windows trojan, doesn't just sniff and ... Read more

]]>back doorBackDoorbluetoothcyber securitycyber warCyberSecuritycyberwarduquegyptflameinfectioninternetiranisraelkasperskyKaspersky LabsKasperskyLabsmalwaremicrosoftmicrosoft windows 7MicrosoftWindows7palestinesaudi arabiaSaudiArabiasecuritystuxnetsyriatrojanwindows 7Windows7zero dayzero day attackzero-dayZeroDayZeroDayAttackJon Fingas2012-05-28T17:07:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/rims-chief-legal-officer-is-latest-exec-to-leave-the-company/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/rims-chief-legal-officer-is-latest-exec-to-leave-the-company/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/rims-chief-legal-officer-is-latest-exec-to-leave-the-company/#commentsEngadget: The trickle of departures from RIM may turn into a flood in the coming weeks if recent reports are to be believed, but things aren't staying at a standstill in the interim. The company's Chief Legal Officer Karima Bawa has today become the latest top ... Read more

]]>blackberrychief legal officerChiefLegalOfficerdepartureexecKarima BawaKarimaBawamobilepostcrossresearch in motionResearchInMotionRIMwaterlooDonald Melanson2012-05-28T16:04:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/vodafone-uk-and-retailers-push-back-galaxy-s-iii-in-pebble-blue/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/vodafone-uk-and-retailers-push-back-galaxy-s-iii-in-pebble-blue/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/vodafone-uk-and-retailers-push-back-galaxy-s-iii-in-pebble-blue/#commentsEngadget: We previously looked at talk of delays for some versions of the Galaxy S III with a jaundiced eye, as there hadn't been much official word at the time. That chatter just grew decidedly louder and more formal: Vodafone UK is now telling Pocket-lint ... Read more

]]>androidandroid 4.0android 4.0 ice cream sandwichAndroid4.0Android4.0IceCreamSandwichcellphonecellphonesclovedelaydelaysgalaxy s 3galaxy s iiiGalaxyS3GalaxySIiigooglegoogle androidGoogleAndroidhandtecIce Cream SandwichIceCreamSandwichmarble whiteMarbleWhitemobilepostcrossnegrinegri electronicsNegriElectronicspebble bluePebbleBluesamsungsamsung galaxy s 3samsung galaxy s iiiSamsungGalaxyS3SamsungGalaxySIiivodafonevodafone ukVodafoneUkJon Fingas2012-05-28T15:05:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/panasonic-lumix-fx90-gets-remote-app-for-ios-and-android/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/panasonic-lumix-fx90-gets-remote-app-for-ios-and-android/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/panasonic-lumix-fx90-gets-remote-app-for-ios-and-android/#commentsEngadget: Taking full advantage of the Lumix FX90's WiFi capability, Panasonic has unveiled its companion apps for both iOS and Android devices. Throwing in shutter functionality and zoom control alongside a larger viewfinder, it's pretty much a glossy dumb ... Read more

]]>AndroidappAppleappsGoogleiOSLUMIXLumix FX90LumixFx90mobilepostminiPanasonicPanasonic Lumix FX90PanasonicLumixFx90remoteremote appRemoteAppshutterzoomMat Smith2012-05-28T14:07:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/editorial-48-fps-hobbit-preview-high-frame-rates/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/editorial-48-fps-hobbit-preview-high-frame-rates/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/editorial-48-fps-hobbit-preview-high-frame-rates/#commentsEngadget: Well actually, the Hobbit preview wasn't shaky, it was smooth -- maybe too smooth -- and that's the point. "It does take you a while to get used to," Peter Jackson has admitted, referring to the surprisingly fluid motion of his 48 fps movie footage. ... Read more

]]>3D48 fps48fps60 fps60Fpscinemacondigital videoDigitalVideoDouglas TrumbullDouglasTrumbulleditorialfast film speedsFastFilmSpeedsframes per secondFramesPerSecondhdpostcrossHFRhigh frame rateshigh frame speedsHighFrameRatesHighFrameSpeedsHobbitJames CameronJamesCameronPeter JacksonPeterJacksonpreviewRed cinemaRed EpicRedCinemaRedEpicRough CutRoughCutShowscanThe Hobbitthe hobbit an unexpected journeyTheHobbitTheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourneyvideoWarner BrosWarnerBrosSteve Dent2012-05-28T13:01:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/og-ipad-prototype-with-dual-dock-connectors-hits-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/og-ipad-prototype-with-dual-dock-connectors-hits-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/og-ipad-prototype-with-dual-dock-connectors-hits-ebay/#commentsEngadget: We're very used to Apple prototypes showing up on eBay. It's not often that we see unreleased iPads get the auction treatment, however, which makes a new listing that much more interesting. A 16GB WiFi version of the original iPad has popped up ... Read more

]]>appleapple iosapple ipadAppleIosAppleIpadauctionconnectordiagnosticdiagnosticsdockdock connectorDockConnectordockingebayeBay auctionEbayAuctioniosipadprototypeswitchboardtablettablet pctablet pcsTabletPcTabletPcstabletsJon Fingas2012-05-28T12:40:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/ive-got-you-under-my-skin-huawei-to-cover-android-in-new-emoti/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/ive-got-you-under-my-skin-huawei-to-cover-android-in-new-emoti/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/ive-got-you-under-my-skin-huawei-to-cover-android-in-new-emoti/#commentsEngadget: In the animal kingdom, reptiles shed their skins. In the mobile marketplace, Android smartphones do just the opposite. So, in keeping with the natural order, Huawei's preparing a June coming out party for a UX of its very own, dubbed Emotion UI. The ... Read more

]]>AndroidAndroid 4.0Android4.0Chinacustom interfacecustom skinCustomInterfaceCustomSkinEmotion UIEmotionUiHuaweiIce Cream SandwichIceCreamSandwichmobilepostcrossskinUIUXJoseph Volpe2012-05-28T12:02:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/mit-researchers-teach-computers-to-recognize-your-smile-frustra/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/mit-researchers-teach-computers-to-recognize-your-smile-frustra/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/mit-researchers-teach-computers-to-recognize-your-smile-frustra/#commentsEngadget: Wipe that insincere, two-faced grin off your face -- your computer knows you're full of it. Or at least it will once it gets a load of MIT's research on classifying frustration, delight and facial expressions. By teaching a computer how to ... Read more

]]>facial recognitionfacial recognition softwareFacialRecognitionFacialRecognitionSoftwareMITMIT Media LabMIT researchMitMediaLabMitResearchresearchvideoSean Buckley2012-05-28T11:06:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/huawei-eu-antitrust-interdigital/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/huawei-eu-antitrust-interdigital/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/huawei-eu-antitrust-interdigital/#commentsEngadget: Huawei has filed an EU antitrust complaint against InterDigital to end its "abuse" of the allegedly standards-essential patents it controls. The company has urged the commission to examine its demands, which are considered too hefty to come under the ... Read more

]]>3GAntitrustEUEuropean UnionEuropeanUnionFRANDHuaweiInterDigitalITCLicensingLitigationmobilepostcrossPatentPatent InfringementPatent LicensingPatent TrollPatentInfringementPatentLicensingPatentsPatentTrollStandards-EssentialUMTSDaniel Cooper2012-05-28T10:08:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/lg-le970-adreno-320-benchmark/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/lg-le970-adreno-320-benchmark/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/lg-le970-adreno-320-benchmark/#commentsEngadget: Maybe our skeptic's goggles have fogged over with excitement, but there's something mightily interesting about an entry over at GLBenchmark. First off, the model number and listing info vaguely suggest it could be a variant of the LS970 superphone ... Read more

]]>1.5ghzAPQ8064benchmarkglbenchmarkkraitlglg eclipselg le970lg ls970LgEclipseLgLe970LgLs970mobilepostcrossMSM8960 ProMsm8960Proopenglquad-corequalcommqualcomm snapdragon s4QualcommSnapdragonS4snapdragon s4SnapdragonS4Sharif Sakr2012-05-28T09:30:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/asus-teaser-computex-next-transformer/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/asus-teaser-computex-next-transformer/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/asus-teaser-computex-next-transformer/#commentsEngadget: There's really not much to go on, but ASUS has thrown its own brief snippet into the Computex teaser hat. It mentions that "the shape of the cloud is ever changing" -- and, er, not much else. Puzzle away this sunny public holiday by checking out the ... Read more

]]>asusasus+computex+2012+teaserasuscomputex2012teasercomputexComputex 2012Computex2012hybridtabletteasertransformationstransformervideoMat Smith2012-05-28T08:48:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/batman-themed-nokia-lumia-900-coming-soon-utility-belt-clip-not/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/batman-themed-nokia-lumia-900-coming-soon-utility-belt-clip-not/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/batman-themed-nokia-lumia-900-coming-soon-utility-belt-clip-not/#commentsEngadget: A befuddled Joker once pondered "Where does he get all those wonderful toys?" Soon you'll have a chance to inspire the same sort of wonderment amongst your friends -- at least the more eagle-eyed ones. Nokia has announced it's launching a ... Read more

]]>batmandark knightDarkKnighteuropelaserlaser-etchedlumialumia 900Lumia900mobilepostmininokianokia lumia 900NokiaLumia900special editionSpecialEditionwindows phoneWindowsPhoneTim Stevens2012-05-28T08:22:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/absinthe-jailbreak-figures/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/absinthe-jailbreak-figures/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/absinthe-jailbreak-figures/#commentsEngadget: 973,086 iOS devices were jailbroken in a single weekend thanks to Absinthe 2.0, which was released on Friday. Chronic-Dev, one half of the Jailbreak Dream Team tweeted the announcement yesterday, adding that 211,401 of those freed were ... Read more

]]>AbsintheAbsinthe 2.0Absinthe2.0Chronic DevChronic-DevChronicDeviOSiPadiPhoneiPhone DeviPhone-DevIphoneDeviPod TouchIpodTouchJailbreakJailbreak Dream TeamJailbreakDreamTeamJailbreakingJailbrokenmobilepostcrossDaniel Cooper2012-05-28T07:42:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/gamestop-android-tablets-1600-stores/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/gamestop-android-tablets-1600-stores/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/gamestop-android-tablets-1600-stores/#commentsEngadget: GameStop selling Android tablets in-store isn't anything new, but we've been curious to see how well the initiative would take off following a soft launch at 200 locations last November. Things seem to be going swimmingly, as the company now has ... Read more

]]>acerandroidandroid 2.3android 3.0android 4.0android gamingandroid tabletAndroid2.3Android3.0Android4.0AndroidGamingAndroidTabletasusbrick and mortarBrickAndMortargame stopgamestopgaming tabletGamingTabletgoogle androidGoogleAndroidhoneycombice cream sandwichIceCreamSandwichicsretailsamsungtablettoshibavideogamesJoe Pollicino2012-05-28T06:51:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/angry-birds-wont-work-on-windows-phones-with-256mb-ram/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/angry-birds-wont-work-on-windows-phones-with-256mb-ram/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/angry-birds-wont-work-on-windows-phones-with-256mb-ram/#commentsEngadget: Putting the squeeze on those hardware specifications has lead to several more app casualties on Microsoft's ever-growing mobile platform. Unfortunately, it includes one of mobile gaming's biggest hitters: Angry Birds. We gave installation a go on our ... Read more

]]>256MB ram256mbRam610angry birdsAngryBirdsappappsLumiaLumia 610Lumia610microsoftmobilepostcrossNokia Lumia 610NokiaLumia610PES 2012Pes2012RAMSkypeTangowindows phonewindows phone 7WindowsPhoneWindowsPhone7Mat Smith2012-05-28T06:02:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/kyocera-urbano-progresso-launch-date/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/kyocera-urbano-progresso-launch-date/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/kyocera-urbano-progresso-launch-date/#commentsEngadget: Kyocera's innovative Urbano Progresso is set to launch in Japanese stores before the end of the week. The result of a team-up between the handset manufacturer and carrier KDDI, it uses a new vibrational technology that forgoes the more typical ... Read more

]]>AndroidAndroid 4.0Android4.0auau by KDDIAuByKddiGoogleIce Cream SandwichIceCreamSandwichICSJapanKDDIKyoceramobilepostminismart sonic receiverSmartSonicReceiverurbano progressoUrbanoProgressovideowaterproofMat Smith2012-05-28T05:19:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/the-apple-ii-as-described-by-steve-wozniak/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/the-apple-ii-as-described-by-steve-wozniak/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/the-apple-ii-as-described-by-steve-wozniak/#commentsEngadget: Ask the average geek to describe the Apple II and you'll probably hear something about its legacy or software. Ask Steve Wozniak circa 1977, on the other hand, and he'll write you a technical tome -- or at least he did for Byte magazine. Way back ... Read more

]]>1977AppleApple IIApple II seriesApple Inc.AppleIiAppleIiSeriesAppleInc.steve wozniakSteveWozniakwozWozniakSean Buckley2012-05-28T04:17:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/bbc-iplayer-reaching-windows-phone-within-weeks/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/bbc-iplayer-reaching-windows-phone-within-weeks/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/28/bbc-iplayer-reaching-windows-phone-within-weeks/#commentsEngadget: We've see BBC iPlayer reach many devices over time, but it's been conspicuously absent on Windows Phone. Nokia has stepped into give us some relief, and it's now promising that a port of the TV catch-up service will be ready for your Lumia 800 "in ... Read more

]]>britaincellphonecellphonesinternetinternet videoInternetVideolive videoLiveVideolumialumia 800Lumia800microsoftmicrosoft windows phoneMicrosoftWindowsPhonemobilepostcrossnokianokia lumianokia lumia 800NokiaLumiaNokiaLumia800skysky goSkyGosmartphonesmartphonesstreamingstreaming televisionstreaming tvstreaming videoStreamingTelevisionStreamingTvStreamingVideoukunited kingdomUnitedKingdomvideowindows phoneWindowsPhoneJon Fingas2012-05-28T01:46:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/27/how-would-you-change-samsungs-galaxy-player-4-0/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/27/how-would-you-change-samsungs-galaxy-player-4-0/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/27/how-would-you-change-samsungs-galaxy-player-4-0/#commentsEngadget: Samsung's sub-$200 Galaxy Player offers up PMP-stylings inside a smartphone shell. When our reviewer put it through its paces, we couldn't find much to commend it -- with poor sound quality and battery life that wouldn't manage a long-haul flight. ... Read more

]]>Cowon D3CowonD3HowHow Would You ChangeHowWouldYouChangeHWYCPhilips GoGearPhilipsGogearSamsungSamsung Galaxy PlayerSamsung Galaxy Player 4.0SamsungGalaxyPlayerSamsungGalaxyPlayer4.0Daniel Cooper2012-05-27T23:06:00+00:00http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/27/lg-display-five-inch-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/27/lg-display-five-inch-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/27/lg-display-five-inch-1080p/#commentsEngadget: Smartphone displays are becoming larger in size, and along with that, we're seeing a nice trend that's bringing greater pixel density. While LG Display's newly-announced 1080p HD mobile display isn't the most pixel dense that we've seen -- a ... Read more

]]>1080pah-ipsdisplaydisplayshdipsld displayLdDisplaylgmobile displayMobileDisplaymobilepostcrosssmartphonesmartphonesZachary Lutz2012-05-27T22:00:00+00:00